1907 South Longford By-election
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The 1907 South Longford by-election was held on 6 September 1907. The
by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Irish Parliamentary MP,
Edward Blake Dominick Edward Blake (October 13, 1833 – March 1, 1912), known as Edward Blake, was the second premier of Ontario, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887. He is one of only three federal permanent Li ...
, following a stroke. It was won by the Irish Parliamentary candidate John Phillips, who was unopposed.


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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Longford constituencies 1907 elections in the United Kingdom Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (need citation) 1907 elections in Ireland {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub